NEMA Congratulates President Obama on Reelection

Wed, 2012-11-07 15:52

NEMA President and CEO Evan Gaddis sent a letter to President Obama, congratulating him on the reelection and vowing to support initiatives such as the smart grid, energy efficiency, high-performance buildings, and interoperability of electrical products to improve health and homeland security

“We join with you in the goal to save energy, save lives, and build the economy of this great nation,” said NEMA President and CEO Evan Gaddis. “Building energy efficiencies across America’s critical systems will help meet these goals.”

NEMA looks forward to working with the administration on a number of opportunities to provide America energy savings, increased productivity, and economic growth. A few of them include:

Smart Grid is America’s power grid of the future. But it needs to be built today. In it are opportunities where these efficiencies can be gained, while creating smart infrastructure, ensuring reliability, resiliency, and safety. Expedited approval of transmission lines will assist in this step forward.